CLUB DIRECTORY
The Chrysler Restorers Club of Australia,
South Australia Inc.
Established in 1980, catering for the following vehicles:
Dodge * Plymouth * De Soto * Chrysler * Imperial * Maxwell * Fargo * Graham Brothers * Valiant
Postal Address
PO Box 667, Plympton SA 5038
Meetings
Meetings are held at the Combined Car Clubs (Triple C) Club rooms, Glandore Community Centre, Clark Avenue,
Glandore at 7:45 pm on the second Wednesday of each month, except January. Entry to club rooms is through the
car park. Visitors and guests are welcome. Please bring supper to share.
Subscriptions
City single $25.00 - City family $30.00 - Country single $17.50 - Country family $20.00
Fee is for a calendar year. Membership ceases if not renewed by 31 March of following year.
Club Officers
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Asst. Secretary:
Treasurer:
Editor:
Librarian:
Assistant Librarian:
Technical Liaison:
Public Relations:
Run Coordinator:
Records:
Historic Vehicle
Registrars:
Committee:
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COMING EVENTS
Mannum Museum (changed venue)
Sunday 16 March 2008
Touring to Mannum to visit the
Old Days and Old Ways Museum
Meet in the car park of Tower
Hotel, Magill Road, Magill at 9.30
am for a 10.00 am start.
Tour through Norton Summit,

Basket Range, Lobethal, Mt
Torrens to Mannum.
Lunch in Mannum either a BYO
picnic at Mary Anne Reserve on
the edge of the River Murray or
there are many food outlets in the
town.

After lunch at 1.00 pm, drive to
the “Old Days and Old Times
Museum”. Entry $5 per person
entry. There is plenty of parking.
Then drive home at your leisure
through Palmer and Birdwood.

Trevor Beythien
(08) 84498905

Willunga Slate and Courthouse Museum
Sunday April 13, 2008

Meet at the weigh bridge at the
Top of Taps on South Road,
O’Halloran Hill. 10.00 am for
10.30 departure.
Enjoy a scenic drive though the
Southern Vales onto the National
Trust Slate & Courthouse

Museum at Willunga. Cost is
$5.00, BYO lunch tables &
chairs.
After lunch visit the authentic
nineteenth century courtroom
with prisoner’s box, cells and
exercise yard where we will be
holding a courtroom re-enactment

with local villains from our club
on trial!
The Slate Museum explores the
earliest Cornish quarry town in
SA. For more information please
give me a call.

Brenton Gibb
8281 2330 (Work)

Run to Mt Crawford
25th May 2008
We are having a run to Graham &
Chris Haggie's property at Mt.
Crawford. Graham is a wheelwright
and coachbuilder and restores old
horse drawn vehicles. His work is
spectacular and well worth a visit.
Meet at the car park opposite Tea

Tree Plaza on North East Road at
10.00 for a 10.30 start. BYO
everything (lunch, chairs, table etc).
The car park entrance is just past
the lights at Tea Tree Plaza, where
the toilets are.
You can buy a take-away lunch
from the Kersbrook Tavern. Beef or
chicken snitzel, fish & chips or

pasta is available. There is also the
Corner Bakery in Williamstown, if
you want to buy lunch on the way.
The house at Graham's has a large
verandah so you don't have to worry
about getting wet. Any information
required phone.

Judy Hart
8337 7887

2008 Gawler Ranges Trip Update
5-20 July 2008

Sunday 4th May at 12.00 noon.

A get-together for people interested
in doing this trip is going to be held
at David & Julie May's home, 74
Hazel Grove, Ridgehaven on

Bring a chop to put on the barbie
for lunch and anything you want to
drink.
We will have a chat about logistics

Club Calendars
There are a handful of 2008
calendars still available. Each
month opens to A3 size, with A4
picture and A4 calendar.
$10 including postage within
Australia. Cars from 20s through
to 70s. Chris 8165 3971 ah.
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on the day. If you do not attend or
do not give me a apology, we will
assume that you will not be going.

Judy Hart
8337 7887.

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March / April 2008

FROM THE COMMITTEE
President’s Message
Well this is my first
President’s Report
after being elected at
the February AGM
and wish to take this
opportunity to thank
everyone for their support - and I
promise not to waffle on too
much!
I would also like to take this time
to reflect on and thank the past
and future committee members
along with the office bearers,
without them and the members
this club would not be as strong
and vibrant as it is and will
continue to be.
I would like especially to thank
Chris Howes for his great efforts
as the President over the past
years (not forgetting the great
support from Cathy!). To all
those committee members or
office bearers who have stood
down, many thanks for the work
that you have all put in over the
past years, all of it has been
appreciated by the members and
sets a high standard for the
newcomers.
The purpose of any club is to
bring together people who have a
common interest - and certainly
the Chrysler Restorers Club of
SA does that as can be seen at
the attendance at meetings and

during runs, both long and short.
The focus is not to have
differences between those with
veteran, or vintage, or classic, or
modern - the aim is to use our
cars/trucks/caravans and to have
fun doing it.

aircraft) since I was 15, when I
started learning to drive in a
1952 Morris Minor tourer (I will
not tell you how old I am, but the
car was 11 years old) and have
been interested in cars ever
since.

Remember the club is everyone’s
and if you have an idea for a run
or a speaker please do not
hesitate to contact me or any of
the committee or officers so that
it can be looked at - even if the
idea isn't used straight away it
will give ideas that may be for
the next year. If you have ideas
or info please bring it up in
general business at the meetings
or send me an email, clubs that
don't listen to their members do
not last.

I only looked at vintage in the
1980s, when we put the 1924
Nash together for the 1986 Bay
to Birdwood and it has been on
the road since then; I had been in
the previous Birdwood in a
modern 1936 Dodge.

Finally it doesn't matter what
brand or age your car is - come
on the runs, use them any day
you can, make sure that everyone
knows about the fun of old cars.
We need to get out there and
show that they can be used for
other than club runs - pick up the
fish and chips in it, you will be
surprised how many people will
talk to you and it might get
another convert.

For those who wonder about a
Nash in the Chrysler club my
response is that Charles Nash
gave Walter Chrysler his first job
in the motor industry, when
Charles Nash was with GM.
See you all at the meetings and
runs
Graham McRae

A quick personal tour for those
who may not know me. I have
been involved with cars (and

FROM THE COMMITTEE
Secretary’s Jottings
It is with some regret
that we now see the
demise
of
the
Mitsubishi Plant,
closing within a few
weeks time. The
Advertiser had a number of
articles on this finally happening
after much Hoo Ha over several
years.
On the others side of the coin, we
see that a fairly rare Charger 2
Door changed hands for around
$240,000 – if I am correct!
Three months into the new year,
and already the club is humming
along as usual. Christmas, New
Year, and Club Rego and the

AGM are all behind us.
Of some note we now have are
new face at the top of the list
with Graham McRae taking over
the role of President for the next
two years. He has a fair task in
front of him, when you consider
he follows in the experienced
footsteps of Chris Howes’. I am
sure the Club as a whole will get
behind you all the way!
As mentioned in my last Jottings,
The Beythiens, have been
working diligently setting the
groundwork for the next National
Chrysler Rally to be held in the
year 2010, the venue being the
Riverland. The water situation

still appears a bit grim; beats me
where all of the Commonwealth
Dollars are going! By the time
buying back water is under way,
there will not be any water left to
buy! By 2010, the Rally name
might be changed to the
Riverdesert Rally.
I enjoyed the Clipsal 500 for four
days last month, and am slipping
over to Melbourne for the
Formula 1 in the middle of
March, so please look after Judy
as she grapples with the minutes
for the March meeting.
Good Restoring to all.

Ross Fleming

2008 Ray Miels Memorial President’s Breakfast Run
Sunday 27 January 2008
Once again the first run of the
year is here. This marks the 10th
Ray Miels Memorial President’s
Run. I was fortunate this year as
I went down to my daughter’s on
Saturday, so not so early a start.
I came along with my son Simon
and partner from Canberra; they
had to go and buy breakfast so I
hitched a ride with my friends
Gill and John in their Ford A.

Many thanks to my close friends
John and Gill Fishlock of the
Ford A club and Kevin and Anna
Fagan of the Sporting Car Club I appreciate their presence. I
would also like to say thanks to
Allan and Cynthia Kempster for
being tight lipped about the
surprise party that my family
arranged later in the day - it was

The run was most pleasant
through the suburbs of Unley
Park, Myrtle Bank, Glenunga,
Glenside, Tusmore and
Burnside, arriving at the
Kensington Gardens Reserve.
We passed some very nice
homes and gardens that were
surprisingly green!
The destination was most
pleasant and the weather was
fine. It was great that all my
family were there, which is the
first time.
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a great occasion.
Many thanks to Chris and Cathy
for another good run.
Wishing the club and members
happy motoring for 2008.
Joy Miels
The Fishlock’s Ford model A. See
pages 10 and 11 for more photos ...

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March / April 2008

CLUB NOTES
Member Profile - Alan Driver
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT
YOURSELF AND YOUR CAR(S) :
As a kid I always had an interest in older
cars. I had scrap books of collector cards
from cereal packets and cut out photos and
articles from magazines (I still have some
of them). Dad was often building our next
family car and I used to help.
When I was about 6 he chopped a ’37 Ford
V8 Coupe to make a woody station wagon
but when he joined the railways he
converted to diesel, first a ’36 Packard with
a Perkins P6, followed by a ’50 Packard,
another ’50 Packard, ’52 Cadillac with
upgrade to Perkins 6-354, ’56 Cadillac, ’62
Cadillac then a Ford F100 (but Regency
Park would not accept the 6-354 so
changed to turbo Cummins.
My first recollection of a wooden wheeler
is my grandfather’s Overland Whippet,
although the family album shows a ’29
Chev woody station wagon which dad
made from a buckboard. My first car was a
1948 Morris 8/40 E series tourer which I
bought for 10 pounds when I turned 16,
and sold for $20 after I left school. I wish I
still had it (lots of memories).
Whilst at University I tried to emulate
Dad’s car building by buying a 1956
Cadillac Fleetwood and dropping a brand
new Perkins 6-354 under the bonnet
(coupled to a Clark 5 speed crash gearbox)
which I sold to Dad when I moved to
Sydney for work.
Currently I have a 1925 B Series Chrysler
6 roadster under restoration, and a restored
1955 Desoto Custom Diplomat Sedan.
The Desoto was purchased new by my late
uncle and I acquired it in 1996. It was a
low mileage car but needed new paint,
chrome and upholstery. Engine repairs
followed after the disaster on the Alice
Springs trip. Until recently I had a 1926
Chrysler 60 Tourer which I acquired when
I was working in Sydney.
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT
THE CRCA
Dad saw an article about the Clubs rally to
Victor Harbor and some time after I
returned to Adelaide I tracked down the
club to its Gilles St meetings and joined. I
had been a member of the Chrysler
Restorers in Sydney for a couple of years
after I purchased the remains of the two
Chryslers.
DID YOU KNOW ANYONE IN THE
CLUB
No I joined cold Turkey but was made very
welcome.
WHAT YEAR DID YOU JOIN THE

CLUB
1985

To see people enjoy themselves and
maintain their interest in their hobbies and
friendships.

WHAT CAME FIRST THE CAR OR
THE CLUB
The cars.

STORIES ABOUT A CLUB MEMBER
No

WHERE AND HOW DID YOU FIND
YOUR CARS
Whilst living in Sydney a friend returned
to Naracoorte to work in his fathers
business. They were helping to finalise the
estate of the local tank maker when I got a
call to say there were a couple of wrecks in
the yard and was I interested. Dad made a
couple of trips with a borrowed car trailer
and retrieved them (sight unseen).
DID THEY NEED RESTORING
The Chrysler 60 had had a few attempts to
start a restoration but it had been in the
yard for at least 10 years untouched
although it was an almost complete car.
Dad did most of the work on this car (my
cheque book) and we got it running when
my children were young enough to want to
go out with mum and dad. We did lots of
club runs and several Bay to Birdwoods in
this car. I recently sold it to have some
funds for the roadster.
The 1925 B Series was a buckboard and
really only an engine in a broken chassis
with a cowl, a couple of doors and a few
other bits & pieces.
The Desoto was an original car but needed
tidying up.
DID ANY MEMBERS HAVE INPUT
WITH YOUR RESTORATIONS. IF SO
WHO.
Several members cars have been used as
reference sources and the paint job on the
Desoto is by Newley. Rick Frith has helped
in locating a few bits & pieces. Most of the
work has been done by good old dad.
DO YOU HAVE A DISASTER STORY
5 broken pistons on the Alice Springs trip
in 2006 is as bad as it could get. At one
stage we had our own B Double. Dads
F100 and caravan – tow rope – Desoto and
my camper trailer.
DO YOU ENJOY CLUB RUNS AND
ATTENDING MEETINGS
Yes, Work and other commitments have
restricted my attendance at runs the last
two years but member response indicates
that runs are popular and we always seem
to be able to find somewhere to go and
someone to organize it.
WHAT IS YOUR AMBITION IN THE
CLUB

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DO YOU THINK YOU WILL EVER
FIND THAT ELUSIVE PART AT A
SWAP MEET
Parts from the 20’s are becoming less
prominent at swap meets and as the 25 B
Series is rare in Aust anyway that elusive
part is more likely to come from a member
of one of the CRCA members throughout
Australia or from the USA.
WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS IN YOUR TIME IN
THE CLUB
National Rallies and Campouts are a great
way to get on the road and enjoy your
hobby.
DO YOU ENJOY AND WOULD YOU
HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR
CLUB RUNS
Club runs are a great way to show off your
interest in the Chrysler product and historic
motoring. It’s part of who we are and a
reminder of who we were in our youth. I
enjoyed the Lawn Bowls run to Port
Elliott, perhaps a similar run to a country
croquet club?
ANY OTHER INFORMATION?
A little Ditty ...
IF MY BODY WAS A CAR
This would be the time I would be thinking
about trading it in for a new model.
I’ve got bumps an dents and scratches in
my finish,
And my paint job is getting a little dull,
But that’s not the worst of it….
My headlights are out of focus,
And it’s especially hard to see things
up close and at night.
My traction is not as graceful as it once
was
And it takes me hours to reach
maximum speed.
My fuel burns efficiently,
But that’s not the worst of it….
Almost every time I sneeze cough or
splutter….
Either my radiator leaks or my exhaust
backfires!!!!!

Wayne Bartlett
… The Profiler

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March / April 2008

CLUB NOTES
Historic Registration
The club’s financial year ended
on 31 December 2007 and
renewals are due from 1 January
2008.
The constitution provides that
members who have not renewed
their membership by 31 March
will cease to be a financial
member of the club.
If you have Conditionally
Registered Historic Vehicles
(Historic Registration), unless
you have joined another club
and they have issued a log book,
your vehicle’s registration will
cease to be effective after 31
March, irrespective of the date
on your windscreen sticker.
This is because you will be in
breach of the condition of
registration that requires you to
be a financial member of the
club that issued your log book.
The club is required to (and will)
notify Transport SA where the
holder of a log book does not
renew their club membership.
If you have a conditionally
registered vehicle with a log
book issued by CRCASA and
will not be renewing your
membership, you should arrange
with Dave Aylett to cancel all
log books issued to you by this
club as soon as possible and
certainly before 31 March.
If

you

don’t

renew

your

membership with this club or if
you arrange for your log books
to be cancelled, obviously you
must not drive the affected
vehicles until you have made
alternative arrangements.
Membership renewal notices are
included with this January/
February issue of the Chrysler
Collector.

OPTIONAL
LOGBOOK UPDATE
PROCEDURE #1
The club Registration Day was
held in February 2008. This
opportunity has now passed.

OPTIONAL
LOGBOOK UPDATE
PROCEDURE #2
If you are paying your
membership renewal by cheque
or postal order AND you have
logbooks to be updated, then
you MAY CHOOSE TO send
ALL of the following:
• Club membership renewal
form;
• Payment (cheque or money
order);
• An appropriate sized
stamped self addressed
envelope;
• Current registration papers;
• Logbooks; AND

•

$1 (2 x 50¢ stamps) for each
replacement log book
required. Log books may
only be renewed twice after
being issued - they have a 3
year life.
to Dave & Gaye Aylett at 5
Larkdale Crescent, O’Halloran
Hill 5158. They will post the
updated logbooks and endorsed
registration papers back to you
promptly. Make sure that you
put sufficient postage on your
envelope for the number of
logbooks that you are sending
in. Do NOT post the plastic
logbook cover.
NOTE: Please only post your
membership renewal to the
Ayletts if you are ALSO sending
logbooks.

OPTIONAL
LOGBOOK UPDATE
PROCEDURE #3
You may also renew your
membership by posting only the
renewal and payment to the
club’s post office box or by
making payment to the
Treasurer at a club meeting. You
should then bring your logbooks
to the MARCH meeting..
Dave & Gaye Aylett
8381 9665

website, between biennial printing.

Restoration Services Directory

If you become aware of a supplier who should be
added to the directory, removed from the directory or
whose details need to be updated, let me know.
Otherwise the usefulness of the directory will
steadily deteriorate.

This is printed every two years, in conjunction with
the Register of Members and Register of Member’s
Vehicles.
However, the information needs to be updated
constantly, as information becomes available. The
updated register will be available from the club

The updated version on the website is January
2006.
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March / April 2008

PAST EVENTS
2008 Ray Miels Memorial President’s Breakfast Run
26 January 2008
We had perfect weather for this
years Ray Miels Memorial
President’s Breakfast Run which
was held at Kensington.
Left page clockwise: Margaret
Edwards with Bev and Ken Dart;
Sandy and Allan Martin with

PAST EVENTS
Barossa Valley Run
10 February 2008
Woke up to gale force winds and
cold. The weather forecast is for
25, so it should be a nice day.
Made our way out to Carisbrooke
Park to wait for the Clubroom
contingent to come pass. I had 12
run sheets and gave them all out,
so was pleased about that. It was
still a bit cold, but the sky was
blue. At last we saw our cars

going passed so we joined the run.
Quite a pleasant little trip to
Tanunda and then on to the
Barossa Junction Motel. Some
people stopped in Lyndoch for the
market or coffee, others went into
the antique shop just before
Tanunda; we had time to do these
things if you wanted.
The sheds at the Junction were an
eye opener. All the cars were

PAST EVENTS
Barossa Valley Run (ctd)
Chevrolet. They were parked
cheek by jowl in two sheds. One
held restored cars; the other those
waiting to be done. There was
also a collection of Ariel motor
bikes and in another shed a
working model railway. All in all
a very interesting place. The sun
was shining by now and it was a
really pleasant day.
We then went in for lunch. Quite
a few of the tables were set up in
old railway carriages, including
one for the kids with Thomas the
Tank-engine, a Station-master’s
hut, lots of toys and little tables
and chairs. There were Indian
artefacts hanging around, and a
cupboard full of Aboriginal
artefacts. Then there was all the
Railway stuff! !!!!! You could

spend ages just looking around at
everything. Lunch was excellent.
We then drove off the Winery.
We were greeted warmly by
Christine Curtis, then taken on a
tour of the Winery. Wine tasting
was enjoyed by all, then we
finished the day
with coffee and
a muffin. All in
all, a great day.
Thanks
to
Malcolm
and
Elizabeth Curtis.

This was our 4th Rally with them
and several of CRC Members
travelled down to join the rally also.

with the Vanguards (an Aussie
Band), singers and a bush poet as
MC. Breakfast was served by the
local Service Club. What a huge
feast for $6. We received a large
bottle of fruit juice, a bowl of fresh
fruit, then egg, bacon, sausage,
tomato and toast with tea or coffee
to follow.

We travelled down on Thursday
evening and stayed with an old
school friend of Trevorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

After breakfast we went to the club
for morning tea and to start the
tours.

Friday we visited Win 8 TV station
for a tour and then in the afternoon
we had a tour over the Sir Robert
Helpmann Theatre at the Civic
centre; what a great theatre.

They took us on a scenic drive to
Betty McKees Garden then back to
the Cave Gardens for lunch. In the
afternoon we toured to Aberfoyle
Gardens at Kongorong. We had
dinner at the West Gambier Footy
Club. Some entrants dressed as
Australian Icons and some wore
decorated sun hats.

26-28 January 2008
It is always a good way to celebrate
Australia Day on the Rally to Mt
Gambier, with the Mt Gambier
Vintage and Veteran Car Club.

The evening meal was catered by the
members, at their club rooms, with
entertainment afterwards.
Saturday was Australia Day. We
attended the Mt Gambier Council
Breakfast Celebrations at the Cave
Gardens. There was entertainment

impressive trucks were on display
also.
We toured to the Glencoe Woolshed
and had a look at the museum there
and after lunch we toured to the
Nangwarry Forestry Museum.
The final Dinner was at the Quality
Inn International Motel where a top
class 3 course meal was served.
Monday we said our farewells at
breakfast, at the Car Club rooms
before heading back to Adelaide in
the afternoon.
The Mt Gambier Club always put on
a great rally and we have never
visited the same place twice in the 4
years we have been going to their
Rallies. If you want to meet some
very friendly people and have a
great weekend, this rally is a must.

Lorraine Beythien

Sunday was the display day at Frew
Park where there were at least 100
vehicles of all types. Some very

Club info & HVRS Return Sheets:
still not coming in on time. Several
more than a year overdue. Many
ineligible vehicles on HVRS sighted
at All British Day. One club registrar
lost his accreditation, but has
recovered it and is being extremely
stringent.
Committee visits/seminars: First
metro seminar on 1/3/08 for 5 clubs.
Another 7 clubs scheduled up to
May. Get your request in, as per
letter sent.
Survey results: SA's figures
complete. Only 957 responded out
of 10,000 - abysmal! Value of
their 3,561 vehicles $32.46
million. Value to State economy
$13.56 million. [Tourism estimated
Mid North Meander value of
overnight stay to Peterborough alone
was $33,000.]
Motorfest 2008: Events from 23/93/10/08 scheduled.
To include
Collingrove hill climb and Lobethal
re-enactment.
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Historic Registration: Dept of
Transport, Energy & Infrastructure
preferred option is to include Special
Interest Vehicles in single scheme
with Historics.
FHMC position
prefers a separate scheme. Possible
structure would be to interpose a
clubs' "combined council" between
the Government, the FHMC, the Hot
Rod Association and the Street
Machine Association, which would
be the log book issuing body.
Registrar's reply to FHMC letter
stating its position simply says that
regular reviews of systems are
normal, there may be no expansion
of the current scheme, they are
merely looking for ways to improve
it. Stop worrying, carry on as before.
The Hot Rod and Street Machine
representatives stated they have no
intention of disturbing the present
scheme: they just want to be part of
it, somehow. The three bodies will
continue their discussion of the issue.
Next Meeting: 19/4/08.

Bill Watson

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March / April 2008

MEMBERS VEHICLES
My 1925 Maxwell
The Maxwell was originally purchased
by the Pitman family in the late 50s or
early 60s as a buckboard with a saw
bench mounted on the tray. It was
driven between family properties of
what is now Pitman Rd, Windsor
Gardens and Sandy Creek Golf Course,
cutting wood for the family fires.
During WWII, my uncle John Pitman
built two tractors for working their
vegetable gardens, one with a
Thorneycroft motor the other a
Maxwell motor. At some stage, the
Maxwell tractor broke a crankshaft and
the motor was removed from the
buckboard to keep the tractor running.
(Both these tractors are still operational
today.)
The Maxwell buckboard was left
unattended, less motor, for many years.
In the late 60s, on acquiring a 1959
Chrysler Royal V8, John Pitman
decided to transplant the running gear
into the Maxwell. Using a Dodge front
end, (as the Maxwell did not have front
brakes) he then installed the Chrysler
Royal 313 V8, 2 speed auto and diff.
The front brakes were fitted to the
Dodge front end, and the Chrysler
Royal radiator into the Maxwell
surround. He then built a wooden cab
and tray, utilizing the Chrysler Royal

dashboard.
After a police inspection, the Maxwell
was on the road again. The finishing
touches were never completed (very
few driver and passenger comforts). His
wife said “it was too cold, too rough
and too noisy”, so it was garaged on
blocks for nearly 20 years.
In 1993, after becoming a member of
the family, my Dad (Gil) heard about
the car and arranged to see it. After
much discussion, John agreed, with my
father’s assistance, to get the Maxwell
back on the road again. Reconditioning
of brakes, replacement of all rubber
hoses and a battery were required.
Many items were improved as John had
not been satisfied with them during the
first build. The Maxwell was then
pushed out of the shed and started.
During this time my Dad had made
several offers to buy
the car, but had been
refused. Looking
back now, my father
feels as if he was
being tested to prove
he was worthy, of
restoring
and
ma intaining
the
Maxwell as Uncle
John had wanted it.

Above: Alison with mother
Chris in the Maxwell many
years ago;
Below: The Maxwell 2006

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What convinced him (we think) was
when Dad promised to keep the car in
the family, hence it became mine ☺.
During the last 14 years the motor and
gearbox has been reconditioned, the
interior re trimmed and wire spoked
wheels and a canopy for country trips
have been fitted.
We have been on many club trips and
interstate runs including: Bendigo,
Echuca, Mungerannie, Renmark, Alice
Springs, Birdsville, and several Ute
Musters.
As I will be 16 in June, I am looking
forward to getting my licence and being
able to drive my Maxwell! This year
we are planning to repaint it, as it was
last done nearly 50 years ago.

Alison Pitman–Purdie.

The Chrysler Collector

March / April 2008

MARKET PLACE
Club Clothing
A range of clothing with our club
emblem is now available.

Ladies’ Polo Shirts in Navy or
Royal with Red Trim in Sizes 8 to 20
- $35

Sew On Badges $16

CLUB CLOTHING

Children’s sizes are also available
Vests – Reversible Polar Fleece
Lined in Navy with Red Lining or
Navy with Navy Trim – Sizes Small
to 3XL -$55

Lorraine Beythien on 8449 8905 for
enquiries or an order form. We are
able to order any number at any time.

Caps Navy with Red Trim or Royal
with Red Trim to match the Polo
Shirts $14
All prices include our emblem
embroidered on the article
If you would like to order any of the
items at any time please contact

Club Name Badges
At the November
meeting two styles of
badges were shown to
the members. The
Walter Percy
general consensus of
opinion showed that a
majority of people
During the last few months preferred the badge with Clear
members have asked about Glaze Acrylic and the rest liked the
upgraded name badges. These Plain. There was also a discussion
badges are to be available for about the different pin types.
purchase by individual club I have had a discussion with the
members.
manufactures and it is possible to

CHRYSLER RESTORERS

At the last Committee meeting it
was decided that we have a white
background on the badges with
black printing and our Chrysler
motif incorporated.

purchase both types of badges with
various pin requirements.
Listed below are the styles and
prices that are available.

PLAIN with pin
$5.50
PLAIN with dual pin and clip$6.00
PLAIN with magnet
$8.00
CLEAR GLAZE ACRYLIC
with pin
$7.50
CLEAR GLAZE ACRYLIC
with dual pin and clip
$8.00
CLEAR GLAZE ACRYLIC
with magnet
$10.00
If you are interested in purchasing
a new name badge please contact
Lorraine Beythien with the details
of your badge, or you may send the
order form below to Lorraine c/Chrysler Restorers Club, PO Box
667, Plympton 5038.

MARKET PLACE
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS
All vehicles offered for sale should quote
their registration number or engine
number if not registered.

FOR SALE
1924 (approx) Dodge chassis,
wheels, engine, fender, bonnet
etc. $100 ono, Ross Justice 8570
1057 (Nildottie)
1924 Dodge tourer/hardtop in
reasonable condition, no front
cover, offers to Roger Leopold
8322 7523
1929/30 Whippet 96A for sale,
restored for 3 ½ years, not even
run in yet. Selling due to poor
health. $16,500 Ron Hincks 8276
8664 (see pic)
The National Trust of Victoria
has acquired a 1930 Plymouth as
part of an estate. The car has been
shedded for the last 50 odd years
however the damp ground
conditions in the shed has still
rusted the car quite considerably.
The car is very complete in ever
detail. The car still holds its
original plates which are still
owned by the estate. Offers are
invited for the car with or without
the plates. Ian Waller. 0438 406
553 (see pic)
1953 Plymouth Cranbrook,
straight original condition,
running, all chrome in place and
in original condition, body needs

Repairs, cleanouts, recores, full range of
cooling system parts and accessories,
plastic tank and aluminium radiators, 2
year radiator warranty,, free pickup and
delivery service available. Established
over 50 years.

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M & J Prosser Nominees Pty Ltd

Antique Motor Spares

trading as

33 Fourth Street, Wingfield

Woodside Auto
Body Repairs

Ph 8268 5540
Buy, sell, exchange.

16 Evans Street, Woodside North 5244

Large range of parts for all types of
vintage and classic vehicle. Books.
Tyres 4.50 x 21 and 5.00 x 19

Hundreds of head gaskets in stock.
Goode range of parts for Dodge, de
Soto, Chrysler and Plymouth

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The Chrysler Collector

March / April 2008

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